The Global Initiative Board for 2017-2020 is composed of Sarah F. Cliffe (Chair), and board members Rodrigo Avila, Gwen Boniface, Solange Ghernaouti, Misha Glenny, Marc Hofstetter, Kristin Kvigne, Nick Lewis, Moises Naim, Mary Jane C. Ortega and Gladwell Otieno.

[7] The Global Initiative has published numerous publications, reports and policy briefs on organised crime.

[11] In 2024 the Global Initiative published a report on the criminal background to migrant smuggling across the English Channel.

[13] Together with Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Ltd., the Global Initiative developed an illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing index for coastal states, which measures the degree to which states are exposed to and effectively combat IUU fishing.

[15] Together with Babson College and the International Organization for Migration, the Global Initiative is a founder of the Responsible and Ethical Private Sector Coalition against Trafficking (RESPECT) initiative, which aims to find solutions to modern slavery in the public and private sectors.